Veteran criminal came close to winning fourth and final seat after getting almost 10 per cent of first preferences

The alleged crime boss had been tipped to take one of four seats in Dublin Central, but lost to Labour’s Marie Sherlock

At 10:45am, with 21,741 vote tallies unofficially, he had received 11.6% of first preference votes in the 2024 General Election

So convicted criminal, Gerry 'the Monk’ Hutch loses out on the last count. As the ballot boxes were emptied in RDS Simmonscourt yesterday the early tall

There are four seats up for grabs in Dublin Central in what looks to be an intriguing race. Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe are set to be re-elected but the other two seats are up for grabs, with Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch looking like he could take one, based off tallies.

Labour’s Marie Sherlock has won the final seat in Dublin Central with Gerry "The Monk" Hutch losing out. The Independent candidate was a surprise late addition to the Dublin Central constituency in the General Election campaign. The Monk was in a nail-biter battle with Ms Sherlock for the final seat as counting continued at the RDS on Sunday.

Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as the head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, narrowly missed out on a seat in Ireland’s parliament

WE’RE PAST THE halfway mark now in terms of the number of seats filled. It’s day two of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil. The Journal is bringing you live updates throughout the day as counting continues and more candidates are elected and eliminated.

The independent candidate, 61, was seen running away through the Royal Dublin Society car park being followed by the media.